Content Writer
Location: GB, WKF, Wakefield
Employment type: Full-time
Function: Training

Company profile:
Established on the principles that full time education is not for everyone Spectrum Learning is made up of a team of passionate consultants with the drive for putting people who wish to grow themselves through education whilst working into long term and relevant job roles.We also are official re-sellers for The Institute of Recruiters/ Study Course professional courses in HR Practice, In-House Recruitment and Agency RecruitmentIt is our mission to help anyone wishing to pursue an apprenticeship onto the right qualification and into the right job.We work closely with both the candidate and the employer to ensure when the learner is enrolled they are at the start of a long and successful career.We have great relationships with a number of national training providers to ensure we can cover any apprenticeship available.  

Job description:
You will be working for a new Virtual Learning Environment which gamifies education.You will be based mainly at home but will have to visit offices in Wakefield and Sheffield.You, working with the additional freelance content writers, will be responsible for the creation of a significant amount of education content.You will be required to produce a wide range of creative challenges exploring and mimicking the skills and experiences required by professionals. Overall, challenges will be required to both facilitate both individual and whole classroom activities.Main Responsibilities:Writing high quality knowledge, skills and experience challenges as well as general information on the careers exploredModerating the content submitted by freelance content writers to ensure it fits the company's styleResearching and/or meeting with industry professionals to understand the challenges they face in their day-to-day jobSupporting the team to develop links with leading educators, educational bodies and employersContributing to the marketing, social media and communications strategy as requiredWorking with the staff team in raising the profile of the organisation as requiredUndertaking other duties as required to ensure the proper functioning of the company and its projectsWage will depend on experience.

Requirements:
Ability to think creatively about how knowledge and skills are applied in real world scenariosExceptional writing skills and ability to generate high quality educational contentExperience of working in school environment (either as a teacher or freelance practitioner)A forward thinking attitude towards education and an understand of and commitment to a more holistic education of young peopleAbility to create exciting and high impact lesson plans and map creative content to specific curriculum outcomesExcellent communication skills with experience of representing an organisation to a range of partners and stakeholdersProfessional and personable mannerConfidence and proficiency in the use of basic software packages e.g. MS OfficeExperience of establishing strong working relationshipsAbility to work independently and as part of a team 

Benefits:
The role will present many exciting opportunities to bring high impact, creative content to a significant number of young people and transform learning in both the school and home environment. There is considerable scope for the role to grow once the product is launched.